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pruning is employed, and it will be seen that the success de- 

 pends principally on these three particulars. 



The main branches of each particular vine plant assumes, 

 above ground, the form of the letter T {fg 61.), each arm 

 being 4 ft. long, 

 the spurs 6 in, 

 apart, and the 

 upright stem 

 being shorter 

 or longer ac- 

 cordingly as 

 the two arms 

 or horizontal 

 branches are 

 higlier or lower 



on the wall. {Jig. 62.) The horizontal branches are placed 

 18 in. apart, the lowest being 6 in. from the ground, so that a 

 wall 8 ft. high will contain five lines of mother branches. 

 {fg. 62.) If the plants are all planted on one side, their stems 





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at the base of the wall will be 1 8 in. apart ; but in very poor 

 situations they are planted on both sides of north walls, and 

 the stems of those on the north side brought through holes 

 in the wall to the south side. {fig. 62. a.) 



